Patents Assigned to The Broad Institute
  • Publication number: 20160024588
    Abstract: Provided herein are methods and compositions for identifying subjects, including canine subjects, as having an elevated risk of developing cancer or having an undiagnosed osteosarcoma. These subjects are identified based on the presence of germ-line risk markers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2014
    Publication date: January 28, 2016
    Applicants: The Broad Institute, Inc., President and Fellows of Harvard College
    Inventors: Elinor Karlsson, Kerstin Lindblad-Toh, Snaevar Sigurdsson, Emma Ivansson
  • Publication number: 20150313890
    Abstract: The present invention provides compounds of formula I, pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, and pharmaceutical compositions thereof. Compounds of the present invention are useful for inhibiting kinase (e.g., GSK3 (e.g., GSK3? or GSK3?) or CK1) activity. The present invention further provides methods of using the compounds described herein for treating kinase-mediated disorders, such as neurological diseases, psychiatric disorders, metabolic disorders, and cancer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2015
    Publication date: November 5, 2015
    Applicants: The Broad Institute, Inc., Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Inc., The General Hospital Corporation d/b/a Massachusetts General Hospital
    Inventors: Florence Fevrier Wagner, Jennifer Q. Pan, Sivaraman Dandapani, Andrew Germain, Edward Holson, Benito Munoz, Partha P. Nag, Michael C. Lewis, Stephen J. Haggarty, Joshua A. Bishop, Kimberly Stegmaier, Michel Weiwer, Versha Banerji
  • Publication number: 20150299795
    Abstract: The invention provides methods and compositions for identifying subjects, including canine subjects, having an elevated risk of developing cancer or having an undiagnosed cancer. These subjects are identified based on the presence of germ-line allele(s) and markers and various somatic mutations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2013
    Publication date: October 22, 2015
    Applicants: The Broad Institute, Inc., Trustees of Tufts College, North Carolina State University, Regents of the University of Minnesota
    Inventors: Kerstin Lindblad-Toh, Noriko Tonomura, Evan Mauceli, Jaime Modiano, Matthew Breen
  • Publication number: 20150259298
    Abstract: The present invention provides novel compounds (e.g., compounds of Formula (I)), and pharmaceutically acceptable salts, solvates, hydrate, polymorphs, co-crystals, tautomers, stereoisomers, isotopically labeled derivatives, prodrugs, and compositions thereof. Also provided are methods and kits comprising the inventive compounds, or compositions thereof, for treating and/or preventing a fungal or protozoan infection, inhibiting the activity of a fungal or protozoan enzyme, killing a fungus or protozoan, or inhibiting the growth of a fungus or protozoan. The fungus may be a Candida species, Sacchawmyces species, or other pathogenic fungal species. The compounds of the invention may inhibit the activity of fungal or protozoan mitochondrial phosphate carrier protein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2013
    Publication date: September 17, 2015
    Applicants: Whitehead Institute for biomedical Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, The Broad Institute, Inc.
    Inventors: Benjamin Vincent, Luke Whitesell, Susan L. Lindquist, Willmen Youngsaye, Stephen L. Buchwald, Jean-Baptiste Langlois, Jun Pu, Benito Munoz, Sivaraman Dandapani
  • Patent number: 9108923
    Abstract: Compounds including various oligomers of piperlongumine and/or piperlongumine analogues as well as certain piperlongumine analogues that exhibit improved toxicity to cancer cells are disclosed. Also provided are compositions that comprise the compounds, methods of making compositions comprising the compounds, methods of making the compounds, and the use of compounds in methods for treating cancer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2015
    Assignees: Howard Hughes Medical Institute, The Broad Institute, The President and Fellows of Harvard College
    Inventors: Drew Adams, Mingji Dai, Stuart Schreiber, Mahmud Mustaqim Hussain, Zarko Boskovic
  • Patent number: 9096594
    Abstract: The present invention provides compounds of formula I, pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, and pharmaceutical compositions thereof. Compounds of the present invention are useful for inhibiting kinase (e.g., GSK3 (e.g., GSK3? or GSK3?) or CK1) activity. The present invention further provides methods of using the compounds described herein for treating kinase-mediated disorders, such as neurological diseases, psychiatric disorders, metabolic disorders, and cancer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2015
    Assignees: The Broad Institute, Inc., The General Hospital Corporation, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Inc.
    Inventors: Florence Fevrier Wagner, Jennifer Q. Pan, Sivaraman Dandapani, Andrew Germain, Edward Holson, Benito Munoz, Partha P. Nag, Michel Weiwer, Michael C. Lewis, Stephen J. Haggarty, Joshua A. Bishop, Kimberly Stegmaier, Versha Banerji
  • Publication number: 20150197785
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for inferring purity and ploidy from a sample of cells (e.g., a sample comprising cancer and normal cells) are described. Copy number per cell of interest (e.g., cancer cell) is determined by optimizing purity and ploidy for the sample based, at least in part, on relative copy number profile information. One or more likelihood fit scores are determined for each of a plurality of candidate solutions generated by the methods described herein. A solution is selected based, at least in part on the likelihood fit score(s) and the copy number per cancer cell is determined in accordance with the selected solution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2013
    Publication date: July 16, 2015
    Applicants: The Broad Institute, Inc., Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Inc.
    Inventors: Scott L. Carter, Gad Getz, Aaron McKenna, Matthew Meyerson
  • Publication number: 20150191427
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, hydrate, solvate, or prodrug thereof, wherein X1, X2, X3, X4, X5, W1, W2, W3, and W4 are as described. The present invention relates generally to inhibitors of histone deacetylase and to methods of making and using them. In one aspect, the invention relates to selective HDAC3 inhibitors useful for protecting ?-cells and improving insulin resistance. The selective HDAC3 inhibitors are also useful for promoting cognitive function and enhancing learning and memory formation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2013
    Publication date: July 9, 2015
    Applicants: The General Hospital Corporation d/b/a Massachusetts General Hospital, The Broad Institute, Inc.
    Inventors: Edward Holson, Florence Fevrier Wagner, Stephen J. Haggarty, Yan-Ling Zhang, Morten Lundh, Bridget Wagner, Michael C. Lewis
  • Publication number: 20150174138
    Abstract: The invention relates to methods of treatment and diagnosis of subjects with cancer. In some aspects, the invention relates to methods of treatment and diagnosis of subjects with cancer, wherein the cancer is characterized by a Notch pathway activation mutation or by resistance to a Notch pathway inhibitor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2013
    Publication date: June 25, 2015
    Applicants: The Broad Institute, Inc., The Brigham and Women's Hospital, Inc., The General Hospital Corporation d/b/a Massachusetts General Hospital, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Inc.
    Inventors: Bradley E. Bernstein, Jon C. Aster, James E. Bradner, Birgit Knoechel, Christopher J. Ott, David Root
  • Publication number: 20150148247
    Abstract: The invention relates to tuberculosis diagnostic methods and devices that measure particular biomarker profiles in subjects and identify a subject having tuberculosis based on such profiles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2013
    Publication date: May 28, 2015
    Applicants: The Broad Institute, Inc., The General Hospital Corporati d/b/a Massachusetts General Hospital
    Inventors: Rushdy Ahmad, Michael Gillette, Steven A. Carr
  • Publication number: 20150141470
    Abstract: A method of identifying a subject having cancer who is likely to benefit from treatment with a combination therapy with a MAPK pathway inhibitor, such as a RAF inhibitor, MEK inhibitor, or ERK inhibitor, and a GEF or HDAC inhibitor is provided. A method of treating cancer in a subject in need thereof is also provided and includes administering to the subject an effective amount of a MAPK inhibitor, such as a RAF inhibitor, MEK inhibitor, or ERK inhibitor, and an effective amount of a GEF or HDAC inhibitor. A method of identifying targets that confers resistance to a MAPK pathway inhibitor is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2013
    Publication date: May 21, 2015
    Applicants: The Broad Institute, Inc., Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Inc.
    Inventors: Levi A. Garraway, Cory M. Johannessen
  • Patent number: 8999641
    Abstract: The invention provides for engineering and optimization of systems, methods, and compositions for manipulation of sequences and/or activities of target sequences. Provided are vectors and vector systems, some of which encode one or more components of a CRISPR complex, as well as methods for the design and use of such vectors with additional functional domains. Also provided are methods of directing CRISPR complex formation in prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells to ensure enhanced specificity for target recognition and avoidance of toxicity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2015
    Assignees: The Broad Institute Inc., Maassachusetts Institute of Technology, President and Fellows of Harvard College
    Inventors: Feng Zhang, Le Cong, Randall Jeffrey Platt, Neville Espi Sanjana
  • Patent number: 8993233
    Abstract: The invention provides for engineering and optimization of systems, methods, and compositions for manipulation of sequences and/or activities of target sequences. Provided are vectors and vector systems, some of which encode one or more components of a CRISPR complex, as well as methods for the design and use of such vectors with additional functional domains. Also provided are methods of directing CRISPR complex formation in prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells to ensure enhanced specificity for target recognition and avoidance of toxicity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2015
    Assignees: The Broad Institute Inc., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, President and Fellows of Harvard College
    Inventors: Feng Zhang, Le Cong, Randall Jeffrey Platt, Neville Espi Sanjana, Fei Ran
  • Publication number: 20150086565
    Abstract: Proteomic methods for identifying cancer related proteins and related products and kits are provided. The cancer specific proteins are extracellular matrix proteins that are associated with various aspects of cancer. Panels or signature sets of proteins useful in the detection, diagnosis and treatment of cancers as well as monitoring therapeutic progress in a cancer patient are provided herein along with methods for their detection and for their use in targeting imaging and/or therapeutic agents to the tumors via binding to the specified proteins. The proteins were identified using proteomics analyses of tissue samples taken from cancer patients. In certain aspects the proteins are particularly useful in colon cancer patients.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Publication date: March 26, 2015
    Applicants: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, The General Hospital Corporaiton d/b/a Massachusetts General Hospital, The Broad Institute, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard O. Hynes, Alexandra Naba, Karl Clauser, Steven A. Carr, Kenneth Tanabe
  • Patent number: 8987217
    Abstract: Methods of treating a fungal infection in a subject, the method comprising administering to the subject a modified saponin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2015
    Assignees: The General Hospital Corporation, The Broad Institute, Inc., Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Eleftherios Mylonakis, Edward Holson, Frederick M. Ausubel
  • Publication number: 20150044676
    Abstract: Methods to simultaneously test and screen multiplexed, mixed cell populations, e.g., populations comprising genetically heterogeneous cancer cells, in common conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Publication date: February 12, 2015
    Applicant: The Broad Institute, Inc.
    Inventors: Channing Yu, Todd R. Golub
  • Patent number: 8945839
    Abstract: The invention provides for systems, methods, and compositions for altering expression of target gene sequences and related gene products. Provided are vectors and vector systems, some of which encode one or more components of a CRISPR complex, as well as methods for the design and use of such vectors. Also provided are methods of directing CRISPR complex formation in eukaryotic cells and methods for utilizing the CRISPR-Cas system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2015
    Assignees: The Broad Institute Inc., Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventor: Feng Zhang
  • Patent number: 8932814
    Abstract: The invention provides for systems, methods, and compositions for manipulation of sequences and/or activities of target sequences. Provided are vectors and vector systems, some of which encode one or more components of a CRISPR complex, as well as methods for the design and use of such vectors. Also provided are methods of directing CRISPR complex formation in eukaryotic cells and methods for selecting specific cells by introducing precise mutations utilizing the CRISPR/Cas system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2015
    Assignees: The Broad Institute Inc., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, President and Fellows of Harvard College
    Inventors: Le Cong, Feng Zhang
  • Publication number: 20140364439
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods and devices related to markers (or biomarkers) associated with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL). Examples of these markers include drivers of CLL progression. The invention contemplates, inter alia, detecting the clonal, including subclonal, profile of CLL in a subject and the presence (or absence) of subclonal driver mutations, and utilizing this information in predicting disease progression, need, timing and/or nature of treatment regimen, and likelihood and frequency of relapse.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2012
    Publication date: December 11, 2014
    Applicants: The Broad Institute, Inc., Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Inc.
    Inventors: Catherine J Wu, Gad Getz
  • Patent number: 8906616
    Abstract: The invention provides for systems, methods, and compositions for manipulation of sequences and/or activities of target sequences. Provided are vectors and vector systems, some of which encode one or more components of a CRISPR complex, as well as methods for the design and use of such vectors. Also provided are methods of directing CRISPR complex formation in eukaryotic cells and methods for selecting specific cells by introducing precise mutations utilizing the CRISPR-Cas system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2014
    Assignees: The Broad Institute Inc., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, President and Fellows of Harvard College
    Inventors: Feng Zhang, Le Cong, Patrick Hsu, Fei Ran